Ernest Miller Hemingway lived from July 21, 1899 to July 2, 1961. He was an Americannovelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway's writing style is distinguished by economy and understatement. He was a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century fiction writing. Hemmingway served with the Red Cross Ambulance Corps during World War I. The brutality he experienced in the war influenced many of his works. He married twice and lived in Paris and Key West. Hemmingway also served during World War II aboard the Pilar. After World War II, he married twice more. His experiences at sea and the later years of his life aboard his yacht influenced works such as The Old Man and the Sea. Hemmingway has won awards such as the Silver Medal of Military Valor in WWI, the Bronze Star in WWII, the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 for his lifetime literary achievements. Ernest Hemmingway committed suicide on July 2, 1961 at his home in Idaho, being judged not mentally responsible for his act.
(1926) The Torrents of Spring
(1926) The Sun Also Rises
(1929) A Farewell to Arms
(1937) To Have and Have Not
(1940) For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1950) Across the River and Into the Trees
(1952) The Old Man and the Sea
(1970) Islands in the Stream
(1986) The Garden of Eden
(1999) True at First Light
(2005) Under Kilimanjaro
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway lived from July 21, 1899 to July 2, 1961. He was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway's writing style is distinguished by economy and understatement. He was a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century fiction writing. Hemmingway served with the Red Cross Ambulance Corps during World War I. The brutality he experienced in the war influenced many of his works. He married twice and lived in Paris and Key West. Hemmingway also served during World War II aboard the Pilar. After World War II, he married twice more. His experiences at sea and the later years of his life aboard his yacht influenced works such as The Old Man and the Sea. Hemmingway has won awards such as the Silver Medal of Military Valor in WWI, the Bronze Star in WWII, the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 for his lifetime literary achievements. Ernest Hemmingway committed suicide on July 2, 1961 at his home in Idaho, being judged not mentally responsible for his act.Links
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Novels
(1926) The Torrents of Spring
(1926) The Sun Also Rises
(1929) A Farewell to Arms
(1937) To Have and Have Not
(1940) For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1950) Across the River and Into the Trees
(1952) The Old Man and the Sea
(1970) Islands in the Stream
(1986) The Garden of Eden
(1999) True at First Light
(2005) Under Kilimanjaro
References
Biography. <eHemingway.com>. LostGeneration.com (1996). Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
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